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Lexington and Concord
General Gage (picture) sent british soldiers to Lexington to capture colonial leaders and then to Concord to steal the colonists arms. They were met there by minutemen, and they both fought.The colonists ultimately won. colonistswon -
First- Bunker Hill
Bunker HillThe battle was actually not on Bunker hill. The american soldiers were listening to the orders of Artemas Ward. He told them to go to a hill where they could attach towns and ships. This hill was Bunker hill, but his men misunderstood and they went ot Breed's hill on accident. This made them closer to the British. Instead of sorrounding them with ships Howe went directly to them.He failed. mistake -
Turning Point- Saratoga 1st
SaratogaBritian's plan for this war was to control Newyork. They also wanted to isolate New England from the Southern Colonies. There were two battles. 1st- This battle was at Freeman's farm. Sharpshooters from Virginia harrased the British and other colonist were agressive. The British were led by Burgyone and he lost 2 men for every person on the American side. twoforone -
Turning point- Saratoga 2nd
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Low point- Valley Forge
Valley ForgeThere was no battle in Valley Forge, but it was still very hard. Soldiers were in the cold snow with nothing. They didn't have coats and boots and they didn't have food. Soldiers died, they started to become very thin from the lack of food, and some had to amputate their hands or legs. This was very hard for the army, but these 3 months changed the army. They had more fighting capabilities. staystrong -
Government- Articles of Confederation
href='http://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/Articles' >Article of confederation</a>The "Articles of Confederation" was made to prevent any single colony to let another country rule them. It established the functions of the government. It wasn't exactly the best, but they were just starting out. whosaidweweregoodatthis Game<a -
Last- Yorktown
YorktownThe British had 9,000 troops and the Americans had 5,000 troops. By september 28 the american troops and the French Naval Fleet had cornwallis and yorktown completely sorrounded. There were three days of continues shooting and finnally on Oct. 17, 1781 they gained what they wanted. Independence. Finally -
resolution- Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of ParisThe Treaty of Paris was signed to show that British was giving Independence to America. It stopped the revolution with America and Great Britian. They did talk about the war ending but the treaty of paris formally ended the war. isitdoneyet
